Fertilizer-distributer.



E. BUSWELL & T. GASGADEN, JR..

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E. BUSWLL @51. GASGADENy JB,

FERTILIZEE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIGATIUN FILED AUG,31,1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

E. BUSWELL &`T. GASGADEN, Jn.

` FERTIT JZERu DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 190s.

928,025- Patented July 13,1909.

5 SHEETS-5mm a.

E. BUSWELL n T. CASGADEN, JR.

* FERTILIZBR DISTRIBUTER.

APYLIUATION FILED AUG. 31, 1908'.

928,025. Patented July is, 1909.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 4,

E. BUSWELLL 'I'. CASQADEN, JR.

FBRTILIZER DISTRIBUTBR. APPLICATION FILED AUG.31, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909. 5 SHBETSLBHEBT s.

and Tiioams Caseman, Jr., citizens of the l saidv shatt. Fig,

` ITED `STATES OFFICE.

EUGENE BUSWELL AND THOMAS (AS(`A DEN, JR., OF \\"A'l`l ltl.0t), IOWA; SAID BUSWELL ASSIGNOR T() SAll) tAStAlHCN, JR.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

No. 928,025. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 13, 190i).

Application led August 31. 1908. Serial No. 450,975.

.To all whom 'it may concern:

l power-shaft. Fig. 13 is aplan View thereof lie 1t known that we, EUGENE Brisivma.

l and of its means tor lateral adjustment. along l-t is au enlarged detailY United States` of Vv'aterloo, Blackhawk county, Iowa,

vented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizor-l )istributers, of which the following 1s a Specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in vfertilizer distributors, and the particular objects of our improvements are as follows: First; to so construct the forward portion oi' the distrihuter-trame and receptacle adjacent to the forward carrying-wheels that such wheels may easily turn with their pivot'ed axle underneath, but also 'permittin. of Such receptacle being hung so low as to renderthe labor of manually filling it less by reason of the decrease in its height above the ground. Second; to `aupply enacting devicesl adapted to reverse the moveinent of the apron. Third; to provide a Simple, strong and effective tl1ro\votl' or disconnectiupl device ivherewith to independently throw the whole machine out fof gear. Fourth: to ranno the aproirdriviug means to be capable of adjustment and more etileetive in practice, and litth, to othei-wvise improve the ron struction i411 its adjustable features as well as inits oom-ting' details. These objects we have accomplished by the means and meehanism which is hereinafter t'ully described and claimed, and which is illustratial in the aeeonipanyiug drawings, in which:

Figure 'l is a right-hand side elevation of" our improved fertilizer distributor` Fig. 2 is a .lett-hand side elevation thereolf. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side elevation of the et acting devices 'loi-reversing the directionof motion ot theronrever-apron. Fig. 4l a plan vieivtlareot', .Fitz 5 is an enlarged detail side elevat ion ot the adjustable bracket adapted to earry the sprocket-wheels which drive the eonvevi '-apron in its reversed movement. Fig. ti is a plan view thereof". Fig. T is a perspective detail of one of the driving pawls, and Fig. S is a` perspective detail ol' the other drivingsiiaivl. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail side elevation of the disconneeting means lor discontinuing the action ot the whole n'iaehine. Fig. l() is a pla-n view thereof. F ig. itis a front elevation thereof. Fig. l2 is a side elevation of the driven-sproeldt on theleftdiand end of the America, and residents of side elevation of the throw-oildevice for the have indistributing-drum n and renvoyer-a pron when ,it is, desired to thereafter reverse the movement otE said apron without disconnectingthe driving sprocketchain trom the power shaft.. Fig: l5 is a plan view thereof. Fig'. It is a detail plan view of the forward rock shal't aml its eonmwtions. Figfli' is an enlarged detail side elevation of the pa\vl-andrati-het driving'aueehanismA tor the conveyorapron. Fig. IS is an enlarged detail of the adjnstingdlevirelor tbe driving-pinnen otl the pani and rati-het drivingmechanism aforesaid. Fin'. l!) is a transverse section ot the eranledisli ol' said :id-justing-device.

Similar numbers re't'er tosimilar parts throughout the several views.

'llie 'fertilizer dist ributer shown is adapted v'or delivery ol' itsrontents al or near the lorward end ol' the \\'a on-box Il. r|`he parallel lonp'ilm'linal beamsl 2v ol' the box trame have extension beams liti `secured thereto projet-ting torward. and the major part ot' whose l'orward length is :it a higher level than the leiel oll the beams 2. 'lhe rear ot thil box l is supported b v the rari-vingwheels 3S rotatable ou the tixed axle ltl, while the torward part ollhe distributor and beams i213 is supported on carryingl` wheels 'Jil `rotatable on the ends olI an axle l2? medialtv pivoted te the ixed bolster lie'. 'l`he toi-ward wheels ar(` loi-ated a sullirient distanre in advance ol' the distrib-- mer-drum ttl. the latter being mounted on a rotatable axle in which is supported b v the risers TL eonnerted between the beams llti and the extension sides iff). the latter beA inn' spared away troni thtl beams liti to per-` mit the drum to deliver therebetween as well as downward in advam'e between said beams. transverse rearwa|-illv- -nr\`ed shield is serured to the trom part oll the beams 12V. and spaced away t'rom said distributingdrum. and supports the driver`s seat` while it also arts as a stop or detlertor l'or material ejerted torwardliv and upwardl)Y b v said udrinn. causing; the material to t'all down between the beams 12h. 'lhe objet-t o'll plae ing' the toiwvard portionsl ot' the l ams )2li at a higher altitude thanv the 4t'ra1ne-beams E2, is to permit the ,forward wheels Q3 to swing?r ll t) lil() thereunder, while at the same time permitting the beams 2 and box 3 to be supported so low as to cause a. great saving of time and labor in the manual loading of-ithe box, obviating a. considerable portion of the lift in the throwing ofimaterial int'o the box from-the. ground.y

The box 3 is-of a well-known type otherwise, and contains a flexible'co'nveyer-apron composed of transverse slats ,39 secured to the links of parallel longitudinal endless sprocket-Clarins 6-1. The forward ends of the chains"(`4 are driven by sprockets 133 mounted on a transverse rotatable shaft 30 below and a little to the riear of the distributing-drum. The rear ends of said chains move over idler-sprockets 40 mounted on a transverse rotatable shaft 132 set in adjustable. lnacket-bearings 46.

A ratchet-Wheel (Sti is mounted on the lefthand end of said shaft 30. Referring to Figs. 17 to 19 inclusive. also Figs. 7 and 8, which illustrate the details of the ratchetdrivingmechanism, a solid disk 49 is secured to the left-hand end of the distributingdrum shaft 1S by means of a set-screw 123 working through its hub. A dian'ietrieal rectangular opening le is located through said disk, with one side having a communicating opening of less width on its left-hand side. A slide-block 122 is adapted to slide in this opening 48', and to be secured in a desired adjusted position therein by means of a set-screw 121. A stud -17 projects out'.- wardly from said slide-block through the groove connnuuicating with the opening 48 a sufficient. distance to receive thereon the perforated sleeve 124 and a lock-nut 125. The perforated ends of the levers 57 and 50 vwork upon the sleeve 12-1 and are retained thereon by 'the fillet 134. When the slide 122 is adjusted in either direction in the opening 4-8, the efect-is to correspondingly vary the length otl stroke of the levers 57 and 5t), the stud t7 actingas a` crank-pin upon them.

t3() and 5G are driving-pawls engaging the teeth of the 1atcln.t\vheel titi. The pawl (S0 is pivoted at S13 to the lower end ot a swingingl lever 51) whose upper end is pivot'ed at 5H to the box l. The pawl 56 is pivoted at 55 to the lower end of a lever 52 which is medially pivoted at. 53 to said box or to a bracket 511 thereon. The lever 57 is pivotally connected to both the pawl t5() and lever 5S) on the same pivot-bolt 93 that they are connected with. The lever5() is pivoted to'a stud 51 on the upper member ofthe medially-pivoted level' 52. This manner of operativcly connecting said pawls with said levers 57 and 5() occasions a reverse action of the pawls. one jaiwl driving while the other is clicking back over the teeth of said ratchet--wheel. ln order to elevate siid pa wls to diti'erent heights to permit of their '1'1'6 and a little in advance o 'is shifted forward', however, the differently spaced edges 120 and 119 come in contactl with the said lugs respectively, and the pawls are lifted to a desired distance. Then the pawls are lifted away from the ratchetwheel completely, the apron is stopped, but when they are but partially lifted, the effect is to cause them to vary their driving action on the ratchet-wheel to change its rotatory speed. Thus the lspeed of the apron may be varied.

connecting-rod 62 has its rear end pivoted to the lever (31, while its forward end is pivoted on a stud G3 on'the lever 71, the lower end of the latter being secured tio the left-hand end of a rock-shaft. 22 which is hung in bearings 112,011 the frame of the front end ofI spreader.' The lm me'ial 67 designates bracketswr slideways alined on the outer side of the left-hand extension board 12S), in which a rod 70 s slidable. The 'rear end ot' said rod is upturned at 25 for a purpose to be described, while the forward end has a plurality of alinedl holes ttt) to adapt 100 said rod for adjustable connection pivotally on the pin (t8 extending from the upper end of the lever 71. A pushervDO is secured tot the rear end ot the apron 39, and is lnnlted 1n its rearward movement by a transverse 105 bar 1`whosc forwardly turned ends are scured to the sides A rod 24 havin an outwardly turned upper end projects trom the pusher 90, and when the pusher has arrived at a point near its'forward limit of 110 movenualt, the rod 24 contacts with and drives forward the projection 25 on the rod 70, with the connections between said rod and the lever (Sl, and the latter lifts the pawls t3() and wheel, thus stopping the movement forward of the a pron, antomatitaxlly.

Sj'n'ocket-rims 37 are secured to each of the rear carrying-wheels 38 on their inner `\he spokes. A transverse power-shaft 34 is rotatably ymounted in hangin bearings the rearwheels 218. On the shaft 3-1 outside of said bearings, the sprockets (i5 and 101 are mount- 12E ed, and adapted to slide thereoi {,or transverse adjustment. The outer end ,of the hub of each of said sprockets is furnished with ratchet teeth to engage corresponding ratchet teeth on the inner faces of the sleeves 130 5C clear from the ratchet- 115 rWhips, by means of any suitable connections :1 stud 11T on the lever b.

1,02 and 101- respectively, which are adjust.- ably secured to said shaft by means of setscrews '103 and 100 respectively. Uoiled springs 100 and 105 respectively are inserted between said sprockets and the bearings 1.16 to resilientlv keep the said sprockets in engagement with the said sleeves to rotate therewith :1nd with the shaft. The sprockets aforesaid are driven from the sprocket-rims 15T by means of the connecting sprocketchains 3G. thus driving` the shaft Sl.

.teferring to liigs. El to 1l inclusive, the hub ofthe sprocket 255 is slidably mounted on the right-hand end of the shaft 34, and the lel't face of its hub is ratcheted to correspond and engage with ratchet-teeth on the outer face of the. sleeve 102. The outer end -151 of the hub of said sprockety is provided with an annular Igroove. to receive thc forks ol the bifurcated lower cnd of :1 downwardly turned shiftingarm 9S. A brackettll' is secured t o the wagon-box b vlbolts 15. and basa boss from which projectsa horizontal spindle 11? extending' over the shaft- 34 :1nd the sprocket 715. I'he shifting-ann 9S has the, inner end of its horizontal portion turned down atl :1 right angler` and both the vertical parts are oriliced in line to receive the spindle tlt to slide thereover. A fan-shaped lever vl2 is pivoted on a bolt 114 to the top ot the boss 13.3. and rests upon the horizontal part of the shiftingarin 98. An eccentric :1re-shaped slot 115 is provided in the broad part` of said lever and receives a stud 94 which projects upward from thearm S. 'lhe rear end of a connecting-rod Ll is pivot ally connected to the arm S-ltat 113, the forward end of said rod being pivotally con nected to the hand-lever 7 at 118. ()n the same .stud 21 are pivoted the lower ends of the hand-levers T and 8, both working' in a rack t).

1T is a sprocket whose hub is mounted for lateral adjust ment on the right-hand end of the shaft 1H, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. 'lhc right-hand face of said hub is ratcheted to engage with ratchet-teeth on the left-hand l'acc ot' :1 sleeve 110 which is adjustably se cured to said shaft by means of a set-screw 10i). The left-hand end of said hub has an annular groove in which is seated the forks litt; extending' from :1 sleeve 2t, the, latter being` secured to :1 rock-shaft 5 by means of n set-screw 111. The rock-shaft works in bracketed bcaringsltlb, and its upper end has a crank which is pivotally connected aty T to the rear end of :1 connecting-rod 10, whose forward end is pivotally connected to liy means of the, lever H the sprocket` 17 n|:1 v be shifted out of e1ngae'cinenty with the sleeve 110 to stop rota- Vtion` ol the dist ributingr-drlun and the apron.

s|nockclchain n1-5 connects the sprockets ttf and 1T. lthther the handlever 7 or the. lever tu may be shifted to stop the movement of the distrib::ting-drum and the feeding motion of the apron, but in practice only the lever is used when it 1s desired to finally stop all parts of the mechanism, by disconnecting the sprocket Bfrom its clutch 102. The lever S is used to stop the action of the drum and the feedingy motion 0f the apron. when it is desired to return the apron.

without stopping the movement of th sprocket -chain 45. The shifting,` device shown in Fig. 'l0 occupies but little space, and has a direct' action, while the sliding of the shifting-arm 118 on a fixed spindle 9G insures exact action of the parts without spreading' or slackness.

The return of the apron is accomplished by the following` mechanism. Referring to liigs. Ei to t inclusive, 31 is a sprocket slidably mounted ou the right-hand end of `the apron-shaft 10. 'lhe right-hand face of its hub TS) is ratcheted to engage with teeth 0n the lcft-hand face ofy a sleeve 80 which is adjustably secured to said shaftby means of a set-screw. 'Ihe left-hand portion of the hub Tf1 has :111 annular groove in which is seated the forks of an arm extending from a sleeve L, the latter being` secured to a rockshaft 27 by means of :1 setscrew 75. The rock-shaft. works in bearings 74- on` a bracket 1517 secured to the upright 72.

The upper end ot' the shaft 2T has a crank 138 to which the rear end of a conneeting rod .20 is pivoted and secured by a split-key 78. The lower end of said shaft 27 has zy crank 29, which however, is turned inward :1t avdit'l'erent angle horizontally from the crank 1218, so as to ordinarily lie in the plain` of movement of the out-turned end 70 of a contact arm 41, the latter being' secured to an end of one of the cleats 3S) near the forward portion .of the apron. 'lhe adjacent faces of the hub79 and thc sleeve S0 are cupped to receive the spring' T7, which tends to keep them apart except when pushed to- `ether by the following nieans. 1\ handlever ILhaving' an intermediate foot-pedal 12. has its lower end secured to the righthand end of the rock-shaft 22.' A tensionf spring` 10 is connected between said lever` and the lower part of the shield ti. A stud'vy` 1-l on said lever is received within a slot 15` in the forward end of the connecting-rod.20, to slide therein. lVhen the lever 1l is thrown forward, tbe rod turns the rock-shaft Q7,

which throws the crank 2!) inward into the plane of movement of the contact-arm 4l, while the shift ing-arm 2S drives the sprocket' il'into engagement with the clntchsleeve 80. rlhe nluneral 43 designates a verticallyadjustable bracket whose forward end has a connection with the wagon-box by means of a bolt H11 and nut H5. l`l1e widened rear end of said bracket basan arc-shaped slot S11- concentric with said bolt Htl, adapted to receive the bolt 83 extending" from said box7 and by means of a lock-nut 82 the bracket may, after being swung a desired amount on the bolt 86 as a pivot, be adjusted in position veitically as. desired. A boss 13 extends from the bracket and is orificed centrally to receive a laterally-adjustable spindle 81, the latter being secured by means of a setscrew 88. On one and the same hub 139 the sprockets 44 and 87 are secured, the said hub.. ,being rotatably mounted on said spindle 81. The sprocket 44 engages the sprocket-chain 45, while a sprocket-chain 32 connects the sprockets 87 and 31.

lVhen the forward movement of the apron has been stopped by either the use ,of the A away from the ratchet-wheel 6G, and it is desired to return the apron, and the lever 11 has been shifted to engage the sprocket 31 with its clutch 80, the moving sprocketchain 45 sets the sprocket 31 in motion, turning rearwardly by means of the intermediate sprockets 44 and y87 and the sprocket-t-:hain 32. W'hen the apron has moved 4rearwardly to a 'point where the forward partof the apron has passed under the box to a position where the contact-arm 4l can engage 'the crank 29 with its outturned end 7G, the shaft 27 is rocked so as to cause the forked arm 28 to draw the sprocket 31 out of engagement with its clutch 80, the apron then stopping, and said sprocket. ruiming idly. The lever 11 being permitted to resume its rearward position, the driviiig-pawls are dropped into operative engagement with the ratchet-wheel 66, by means of said rock-shaft 22 and the other described connections and the apron moves forward, if the sprocket 17 has not been disconnected, in which event, the lever 8 is shifted to rengage such sprocket with its clutch-sleeve. The slot l5 in the forward end of the connecting-rod 2O permits the lever 11 to be moved forward to elevate the driving-pawls from the ratchet-wheel before the sprocket 31 is engaged, by reason of the continued shifting forward of said lever, with its clutch-sleeve 8O to cause a return movement of the apron. l Y A The lateral adjustments of the working sprockets of our machine permit the mechanism to be transferred from one set to another of running-gear, orI to be used with dii'erent widths of boxes, as does the adjustment of the brackets of such sprockets permit of fitting them to work properly when different. heights of holsters are used. lt' is obvious that the above described mechanism could, with propriety, and without departing from the scope of our invention, be so arranged as to operate a fertilizer-distributer which delivers at its rear end, and it is our intent-ion that slight variations in construction in any of the workin parts or their mountings or supports shal be covered and included in our invention.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: V

l. In a fertilizer distributer, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carrying wheels, 'a movable apron in said box, a rotatable shaft adapted to drive said apron, a ratchet-wheel secured to said shaft, ar0ta table crank having a cranlepin, an arm pivoted to said cranlepin, a driving-pawl pivoted to said arm and adapted to operatively engage the teeth of said ratchet-wheeha pivoted-lever4 adapted to engageand lift said pawl, a lrock-sha'ft, a crank-arm securedthereto', a connecting-rod between said crankarm and said pivoted lever, a hand-lever secured to said rock-shaft, a sprocket-Wheelr slidable along said apron-shaft and having one face of its hub dentated, a longitudinally-adj ustable sleeve removably-secured on said apron-shaft and having its face nearest said sprocket-wheel cupped, and dentated to intermesh with the detents on the hub of lsaid wheel, a compression-spring mounted lon said apron-shaft between said sprocketw-heel and said sleeve, ineans for rotating.,

'said sprocket-wheel in, a direction adapted to drive said apron in a reversed direction, a vertical rock-shaft having aninwardlycranked lower end and an outwardlycranked upper end, an arm secured to said rock-shaft having a bifurcated end whose forks engage the hub of said sprocket-wheel, a contact-arm projecting from the yforward portion of said apron and adapted to engage and push outwardly the lower cranked end of said rock-shaft, when said. apron has nearly approached one limit of its movementl to disengage said sprocket-wheel from said sleeve, and a connecting-rod1 pivoted to the upper cranked end of said rock-shaft, and slidably-eonnected to said hand-lever whereby when said hand-lever is shifted in one direction it causes said pivoted-lever to lift said driving-pawl away from said ratchetwheel ere it causes said sprocket-wheel to intermesh with the said detented sleeve.

2. In a fertilizer distributer, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carryingwheels, a movable apron in said box, a rotatable shaft adapted to drive said apron, a l

ratchet-wheel secured to said shaft, a rotatable crank having a crank-pin, an arm pivoted to said crank-pin, a driving-pawl pivotcd to said arm and adapted to operatively `engage the teeth of'said ratchet-wheel, a piv apron-shaft and provided with detents on one face otite linlo, means for rotating said sprocket-wheel in one direction-only, a sleeve secured to said aproii-shatt and having de-l tents adapted yto interiiiesh with the detente` on said sprocket-wheel hub, a shitting-lever engaging said sprocket-wheel and t'iilciuined to `aid box, a connecting-rod between said shittingdever and the. hand-lever on said rocksha't`t, an adjnstable-bracket on Said v:neen-boxY provided with a projecting spin` dle. a drivingr and a driven sprocket. tixedlv connected together and rotatable on said spindle, and a sprocket-ehaiii connecting' said tlriven-sprocket and the sprocket on said apron-sh'arlt.

3. ln a fertilizer distributor. in combina tion, a wagon-box mounted ou carrying wheels, a movable apron in said box, a rotatable sha't't adapted-to drive said apron, a ratchet-wheel secured to said shaft, a rotatable crank having' a crank-pin, an arm pivoted to said crank-pin, a drivingqiawl pivot ed to said arm and adapted to operatively' engage the teeth ot said ratchet-wheel, a pivoted lever adapted to engage and litt said pawl, al rock-shaft, a crank-arm secured thereto, a connectiiig-rod between said` crankarm and said pivoted lever, a hand-leif'er secured to said rock-shaft, a sprocket-wheel slidabli alongl said apron-shaft. and havingl one tace of its hub dentated, a. longitudinally-adjustablo sleeve removably secured on said apron-shaft and having` its t'ace nearest said sprocket-wheel cupped, and dentated to interniesh with the detcnts on the hub ot' said wheel, a` compression-spring mounted on said apron-.shaft between Said sprocket-wheel and said sleeve, a vertical rock-shaft having` an inwardly-cranked lower end and an outwar(ily-cranked upper end, an

arm secured to said rock-shaft having' a bi-` tureated end whose toi-ks engage the hub ot' said sprocket#wheel, a `contactfarm projectiing' troni the toi'ward portion ot' said apron and adapted to engage and push outwardly the -lower cranked end oli said rock-shaft,

when said apron has nearly approached oneliniit oli its movement to disengag'e said sprocket-wheel from said sleeve, a connect ing-rod pivoted to the upper lcranked end ol! said rock-shaft, and slitlal ly-connccted to said hand-lever whereby when said handlever is shifted in one direct ion it. causes said connccting-nuains to lit't said` driving-paw] away t'rom said ratchet-wheel ere, il causes said sprocket-wheel to intel-mesh with the said detented sleeve, an adjustable bracket. ou said wagon-box provided with a project,- ing' spindle, a drivingl and a driven sprocket tixedly connected togietlurl and rotatable on said spindle, and a sprocket-chain connecting' said driven sprocket and the sprocket on said apron-shaft.

l. In ay Fertilizer dislributer, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carryingwheels, a disti-ibuting-drum mounted on a rotatable shat't at one end of said box, a rotatable power shait, a collar on said shaft havingl one end dt-aitated, a slidable sprocketwheel on said power-shaft having one end ot its 'hub dentated Ito interinesh with said dentated colla and itshuli provided with an annular groove, i. bracket on said box having a` projecting` spindle, a bi'tui'cated slide having' its forks seated in the annular groove in said sprocket-hub and having` its body suitably termed to slide laterally upon said spindle and also beingl provided with en- `gaging means, a swing-plate pivoted to said bracket adjacent to said forked slide' and containingmeans adapted to niovably receive the engaging means on said slide, means for shitting' the position ot' said swingfplate, a sprocket-wheel on said distributing-druni shaft, and a sprocket-chain coni'iecting` the last-mentioned sprocket-wheel and the said sproclwt-whecl on said power shaft.

5. .ln a fertilizer distributer, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carryingwlieels, a distribnting-druni mounted on a' rotatable shaft at one end ot said box, a rotatable,power shaft, a collar on Said shaft.

having one end dentated, a slidable sprocket;`v`

wheel on said power-shaft having one end ot' its hub deiitated to interniesh with said dentated collar and its hub provided with an annular groove, ay bracket on said box ,having a projecting spindle, a bituicated slide havingl its forks seated in the annular groove iii said sprocket-hub andihavingits 'body suitably toiiiiied to slide laterally i'ipoii said spindle and also beingl provided withla projectingl stud on its upper surface, a swing-plate pivoted to said bracket over said forked slide and containingb)` an eccentric Varoshaped vertical slot adapted to ica niovably receive the stud on said slide, a

hand-lever, a connecting-rod between said liamllever and said swing-plate, a slidable s1 rocket-\\'heel on said distributingsdrnni shat't, having dentations on one tace of its` hub and an annular groove in its hub, a j

'dentated `sleeve secured to said `drinn-sliaitt adapted to intermesh with the, dcntationst on said` sproclwtfwlieel, bearing-brackets onvv said wagon-box, a rock-shaft seated in eaid` bearing-s having,` a cranked upper end, a`

shiftingairni projectingl t'roni said rock-shaft provided with a t'ork whose-members are seated in the annular groove in said sprocket.M wheel hub, a liaiulderer pivoted tosaid box, and a eoiinectiiig-rod between said hand?. lever and tliecrank on said roek-shaft.

, (i. In a fertilizer dislributer, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carryingwheels, a distributingalruin mounted on a r it-atalole shaft at. onel end of said box, a ro- --wable power-shaft, ay laterally-adjustable nia collar on Said shaft having one end dentated,

slide laterally u'pon said spindle and' also Abeing provided with a projecting stud, f swingplate pivoted-to said bracket over sait forked slide andcontaining an eccenttic arc-shaped slot adapted to movably receive the stud on said slide, a hand-lever, a connecting-rod between said handflever and said swing-plate, a. slidable sprocket-wheel on said distributing-drum shaft, having dentations on one face of its hub and an annular groove yin its hub, a laterally-adjustable dentated sleeve secured to said drum-shaft adapted to intermesh with the dentations en said sprocketwheel, bearing-brackets on said wagon-box, a rock-shaft Seated in said bearings having a cranked upper end, a shifting-arm projecting from said rock-shaft provided with a fork whose members are seated in the annular groove in said sprocket-wheel hub, a hand-lever pivoted to said box, and a connecting-rod between said hand-lever and the crank on said rock-shaft.

7. In a` fertilizer-distributor, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carryingwheels, a, distributing-drum mounted on a rotatable shaft at one end of Said box, a rotatable power-shaft, a driving sprocketwheel, a driven sprocket-wheel Slidable 0n said power-shaft, a sprocket-chain connecting said driving and driven sprocket-wheels, a laterally-adjustable collar dentated on both ends secured to said power-shaft, one face of the hub of said driven-sprocket being dentated to intermesh with one dentated face of said collar, a compression-spring seated about said power-shaft between the wagon,

box and said driven sprocket-wheel, a slidable sprocket-wheel on said power-shaft having one endA of its hub dentated to intcrmesh with. the other dentated end of said collar and its hub provided with an annular groove, a bracket on said box having a projecting spindle, a bifurcated slide having its forks seated in the annular groove in said sprockethub and having its body suitably formed to slide laterally upon said spindle and also being provided with a` projecting stud on its upper surface, a swing-plate pivoted to said bracket over said forked slide and containing aneccentric arc-shaped slot adapted to movably receive the stud on said slide, a hand-lever, a connecting-rod between said hand-lever and said swing-plate, a sprocketwheel on said distributing-drum shaft, and a sprocket-chain connect-ing the last-menratchet-teeth on said sprocket-wheel to pref' vent rotation of said wheel in one direction,

resilient means ei'lgaging said sprocket-wheel and adapted to keep its said ratchet-teeth in mesh with the said ratchet-teeth on said collar, another sprocket-wheel secured to said power-shaft, a slidable sprocket-Wheel on said listrilmting-drum shaft, having detenta` on one face of its hub and an annular groove in its hub, a dentated sleeve Secured to said drum-shaft and adapted to interinos-h with the detents on said sprocket-wheel, bearinghrackets on said wagon-box, a rock-shaft in said bearings having a crank, a shifting-arm projecting from said rock-shaft having a fork whose men'lbers are seated in the groove in said sprocket-wheel hub, a'hand-lever pivoted to said boX, and connecting-means between said hand-lever and the crank on said rock-shaft, and a sprocket-chain operas tively connecting the' seeondmentioned sprocket-wheel on said distributing-drum shaft.

9. In a fertilizer distributer, in combination, a wagon-box mounted on carryingwheels, an apron in said box adapted for forward and back movement, a rotatable shaft adapted to drive said apron, a sprocketwheel slidable along said shaft, a sleeve secured to said shaft, said sprocket-wheel and sleeve provided on their adjacent sides with like-shaped mating clutch members, means kt'or rotating said sprocket-Wheel in one direction, a rock-shaft having cranks at its upper and lower ends, an arm projecting from said rock-shaft having a bifurcated end adapted to engage said sprocket-wheel, engagingmeans onfsaid apron adapted to engage and move one of the cranks on said rock-Shaft to rock the latter in a certain direction'vvhen said apron has nearly approached one limit ot' its movement to disengage said sprocketwheel from .said sleeve, a hand-lever, and a connecting-rod between said hand-lever and the other crank on said rock-shaft.

10. In a fertilizer distributer, in combination, a Wagon-box mounted on carryingwheels, a movable apron in said box, a r0- tatable shaft adapted to drive said apron, a sprocket-wheel slidable along said shaft, a sleeve secured to said shaft, said sprocketwheel and sleeve provided on theiradjaoent sides with like-shaped mating clutch mem- I @eenen bers, a shiftingdeverengaging said sprocket- Wheel and fulc'rumed to said box, a spindle adjustably mounted on said box, coupled drivingand driven-sprockets rotatable together on said spindle, a sprocket-chain conmeeting said driven-sprocket and the Sprocket on said z1pron-shaft, a otatabl'e power-sprocket, and aV Sprocket-chain operatively connecting Said power-sprocket, and

the driving-sprocket conpled to said driven sprocket on said spindle.

11. In a fertilizer distributer, in combine,- tion, a wagon-box mounted on carrying- Wheels, a movable apron in said box, a rotai table shaft adapted to drive said apron, a

sprocket-Wheel' slidable along said. shaft, a sleeve secured to said shaft, said sprocket- Wheel and sleeve provided ontheii' adjacent side with like-shaped mating clutch mernbers, a, compression-spring between and engaging said spi'oekebvvheel andA sleeve, a shifting-lever engaging said Sprocket 'Wheel and fuleiumed to eziidv box, a. spindle adjnstably mounted onsaid box, a drivingsprocket rotatable on Said spindle, and a spioeket` chain connecting said drivingsprocket and the slidubleisprocketqvheel on said shaft.

Signed at 'Waterlom Iowa, this 12tliday oi Aug. i908.

EUGENE B'USl/VELL. THOTY; f CASCADEN, JR.

'lvitnessem (i. (ff. KENNEDY, D, Yonne 

